Events & Photos
2005 Community Baby Shower
Shower participants line up for spaghetti lunch complete with salad, bread and green beans.
On Thursday, September 22nd, Wayne-Metro's Region IV Advisory Council hosted the 8th Annual Community Baby Shower at the Aquinas Center in Southgate. Ninety-six moms and dads participated making this year an all-time baby shower attendance record.
The event's planning committee focused a great deal of its efforts on fundraising. The committee's goal was to secure enough funding to provide a child safety seat to every family who attended. Thanks to the generosity of local foundations, businesses and civic organizations, every family took home a brand new car safety seat. The seats that were provided to shower participants can be used from birth to when the child reaches forty pounds and is ready to graduate on to a booster seat. Our friends at Target of Southland assisted the planning committee in locating the seats from warehouses all across the country and extended an additional 10% discount which stretched donations even farther.
Moms and dads looking over materials.
Families also met with representatives from area service organizations and learned about topics such as car seat installation, shaken baby syndrome, breast feeding techniques, WIC, infant brain development, choosing quality day care and positive discipline. They were also given tips on maintaining healthy relationships and provided with employment resources.
Additional Pictures
More arrive and fill empty seats
Key note speaker Suzette Hart talks about the importance of the 40 Assets
Suzette gives new parents food for thought
Moms learning about the dangers of Shaken Baby and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Moms talk about their baby's brain development with Everybody Ready's Nancy Colina
Moms listen in on tips for a healthy relationships
Moms receive instruction on car seat safety
Shower cake donate by Linda Stanko
Event planning committee members Cheryl Cooper, Terry Morreau, and Roxanne Zimmerman serving up cake and punch
Childcare volunteers caring for children
Dads listening to tips on best practices on the job
Moms learn about breastfeeding techniques